Essays

These are general essays that don’t fit neatly into the other categories – mostly single part one-off essays.

• “Conveyance” and AccusationZachery Oliver
• #GamerGate, or How Do You Fix Video Games Journalism? Part 1Zachery Oliver
• #GamerGate, or How Do You Fix Video Games Journalism? Part 2Zachery Oliver
• #GamerGate, or How Do You Fix Video Games Journalism? Part 3Zachery Oliver
• 42: Discovering Faith Through Fandom – The TG InterviewBryan Hall
• 5 Best/Worst Things About Dragon Age Inquisition And Its Religious NatureM. Joshua Cauller
• 5 Best/Worst Things About Hotline Miami 2 And Its “Subversive Violence”M. Joshua Cauller
• 5 Best/Worst Things About Volume and Its Future Robin-Hood-on-Twitch StoryM. Joshua Cauller
• 5 Misunderstandings of “Love Wins”Zachery Oliver
• 5 Quick Steps to Financial Wisdom for Dumb Gamers (Like Me!)Zachery Oliver
• 5 Rambling Thoughts About EsportsZachery Oliver
• 5 Tips for Fighting Game SuccessZachery Oliver
• A (Very Long) Note on Ludonarrative Dissonance Part 1: Final Fight and Crazy Game StoriesZachery Oliver
• A (Very Long) Note on Ludonarrative Dissonance Part 2: Stories As Vehicles of TruthZachery Oliver
• A Celebration for the Death of the Last Guardian and Presumptions of GreatnessZachery Oliver
• A Crysis Vacation GuideM. Joshua Cauller
• A Hyperdimension Neptunia Diary, Part 1Zachery Oliver
• A Hyperdimension Neptunia Diary, Part 2Zachery Oliver
• A Journey in the Absence of FreedomZachery Oliver
• A Return from HiatusZachery Oliver
• A Summary of E3 Press Conferences, Or How I’m Not That Excited About AnythingZachery Oliver
• A Theology of Gambling Part 1 – LotsZachery Oliver
• A Theology of Gambling Part 2 – MoneyZachery Oliver
• A Theology of Gambling Part 3 – Complexity and CompetitionZachery Oliver
• A Theology of Gambling Part 4 – HopeZachery Oliver
• Abandoning Abandonware (Or: How Do You Like Your Piracy?)Zachery Oliver
• AccessibilityZachery Oliver
• Achievements and the Whore of BablyonZachery Oliver
• Adults Playing Chrono TriggerZachery Oliver
• Agape TankingZachery Oliver
• Alliance and Horde CultureZachery Oliver
• An E3 of Nothing NewZachery Oliver
• Anime Games, Busywork, and SluggardsZachery Oliver
• Anita Sarkeesian: Do Not Feed the Tropes (Part 1)Zachery Oliver
• Anita Sarkeesian: Do Not Feed the Tropes (Part 2)Zachery Oliver
• Anita Sarkeesian: Do Not Feed the Tropes (Part 3)Zachery Oliver
• Appareance and Reality: Mass EffectZachery Oliver
• Are Mobile Games Ephemeral? Part 1Zachery Oliver
• Are Mobile Games Ephemeral? Part 2Zachery Oliver
• Are Video Games the New Religion? Part 1 – Sociological Definitions And CountersZachery Oliver
• Are Video Games the New Religion? Part 2 – Revealing, Concealing, and Religious ExperienceZachery Oliver
• Assassin’s Creed III and American Exceptionalism (Part 1)Zachery Oliver
• Assassin’s Creed III and American Exceptionalism (Part 2)Zachery Oliver
• Ayn Rand, Bioshock, and CertaintyZachery Oliver
• BacklogZachery Oliver
• Bad Parenting: The Diablo DebacleBryan Hall
• Batman, Bonhoeffer, and Respecting AuthorityNathanMarchand
• Batman: Arkham City and KleptomaniaZachery Oliver
• Beautiful Violence – The John Woo ConnectionZachery Oliver
• Beautiful Violence – Violent Video Games and ChristianityZachery Oliver
• Because I Love LearningM. Joshua Cauller
• Being a “Gamer”Zachery Oliver
• Being One With Video Games (and God)Zachery Oliver
• Beyond the Hardships Lies Accomplishment: Mountain Climbing and YouZachery Oliver
• Biblical Fallout: A Brief Pre-Fallout-4 ReflectionM. Joshua Cauller
• Big Pictures (Part 1)Zachery Oliver
• Big Pictures (Part 2)Zachery Oliver
• Bioshock Infinite, JRPGs, and Good CriticismZachery Oliver
• Bioshock Infinite’s Graceless MultiverseTimothy Collins
• Blade Wolf – An Exercise in Managing DisappointmentZachery Oliver
• Blazblue and EngagementZachery Oliver
• Blazblue and the Importance of BrevityZachery Oliver
• Bloodborne’s FocusZachery Oliver
• Bomberman and Friendly CompetitionZachery Oliver
• Brand Loyalty: Good or Bad?Zachery Oliver
• Brandon Goes to Gen ConBrandonball Z
• Breath of Fire II is ScaryZachery Oliver
• Brothers and The Two-Fold MiracleAyk Iano
• Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons and Eternal ImpactM. Joshua Cauller
• Burial At Sea: The Bioshock ObituaryM. Joshua Cauller
• Can You Avoid Videogame Pornography in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt?M. Joshua Cauller
• Can You Play As Jesus In Mass Effect?M. Joshua Cauller
• Capcom’s Leaving Money on the TableZachery Oliver
• Cave Story and Individual CreativityZachery Oliver
• Censorship in Games (Part 1)Zachery Oliver
• Censorship in Games (Part 2)Zachery Oliver
• Censorship in Games (Part 3)Zachery Oliver
• Censorship in Games (Part 4)Zachery Oliver
• Censorship in Games (Part 5)Zachery Oliver
• Chalice DungeonsZachery Oliver
• Charlie Murder – PAXtravaganza 2013!Zachery Oliver
• Christ, the Coliseum, and ViolenceBryan Hall
• Christian Criticizing Game Subculture CrossoverZachery Oliver
• Christian Freedom (and Bayonetta)Zachery Oliver
• Christian Games Are Awful, and How to Fix ItZachery Oliver
• Christmas BethleCon (and/or the Nativity)Eric Anderson
• Christmas MagicZachery Oliver
• Civilization, Ignorance, and Loss of LimbZachery Oliver
• Civilization: The Validity of Nation-StatesZachery Oliver
• Comfort ZonesZachery Oliver
• Competition and “Cheapness”Zachery Oliver
• Complex Motions in Fighting GamesZachery Oliver
• Computer Roleplaying Games and IZachery Oliver
• Contentment (and Some Other Things)Zachery Oliver
• Counterpoint: Why I Love JRPGsZachery Oliver
• Critics vs. Experts vs. CreatorsZachery Oliver
• Dark Souls III First ImpressionsZachery Oliver
• Darksiders II and Feeling HollowZachery Oliver
• Darkstalkers and ResurrectionZachery Oliver
• Death in Motorville – Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White WitchBryan Hall
• Design Precedent in Video GamesZachery Oliver
• Despair, Salvation and Final Fantasy XIIIYann Wong
• Destiny Log Entry 001 – Destiny’s Contrast With Eternal-DestinyBryan Hall
• DetailsZachery Oliver
• Determining the Value of GrindingZachery Oliver
• Diablo and ManichaeismZachery Oliver
• Diablo III and Potato ChipsZachery Oliver
• Dilligence in Being SwampedZachery Oliver
• Discerning Your Entertainment Options: Grand Theft Auto V Case StudyZachery Oliver
• DLC Cosmetic Gaming: Paying More For LessZachery Oliver
• DmC and the Origins of EvilZachery Oliver
• DmC: “Seriously? A Great Story?”Zachery Oliver
• Do Video Game Developers Have No Regard For Children?Bryan Hall
• Do Video Games “Tell” Stories? – ControlZachery Oliver
• Do Video Games “Tell” Stories? – Empowerment and DoingZachery Oliver
• Do Video Games Reflect God’s Design For Man?Hector Gonzalez
• Does Chrono Trigger Take Influence from Christianity? Historical ConnectionsZachery Oliver
• Does Chrono Trigger Take Influence from Christianity? The Bible ConnectionZachery Oliver
• Dragon’s Crown, Sexism, and ContextZachery Oliver
• Duelyst and Learning CurvesZachery Oliver
• Durummu and Scapegoating in Raid FinderZachery Oliver
• Dust: An Elysian Tail and the Problem of ExpectationZachery Oliver
• Dynasty Warriors = Dumb FunZachery Oliver
• Dynasty Warriors and the Myth of “Button Mashing”Zachery Oliver
• E3 2013: Killer Instinct (3? Maybe?)Zachery Oliver
• E3 2015 – “Coming in 2016”Zachery Oliver
• Eastern/Western Driving and DecisionsZachery Oliver
• Easy Life, Easy Video Games, Vice VersaZachery Oliver
• Effective WitnessZachery Oliver
• Elder Scrolls, Game Reviewing, and Judging (Part 1)Zachery Oliver
• Elder Scrolls, Game Reviewing, and Judging (Part 2)Zachery Oliver
• Electronic Arts, Real Guns, and MaterialismZachery Oliver
• Emmanuel: Christmas EverydayZachery Oliver
• Experience vs. MechanicsZachery Oliver
• Failure Fun Night — A GameCell RecapM. Joshua Cauller
• Fake SportsZachery Oliver
• Fallout: Fire Emblem AwakeningBryan Hall
• Fictional Depictions of Sin Part 1 – PrescriptionZachery Oliver
• Fictional Depictions of Sin Part 2 – Intent and DescriptionZachery Oliver
• Fictional Depictions of Sin Part 3 – Popular Media and ConclusionsZachery Oliver
• Fighter’s Corner – Vega/Claw and the Meta-GameZachery Oliver
• Fighter’s Corner: Having Fun in Anarchy ReignsZachery Oliver
• Final Fantasy Tactics 1.3: Proverbs for Gaming and LifeZachery Oliver
• Final Fantasy XIII and Second ChancesZachery Oliver
• Final Fantasy XIII Versus Fate (Part 1)Zachery Oliver
• Final Fantasy XIII Versus Fate (Part 2)Zachery Oliver
• Final Fantasy XIII Versus Fate (Part 3)Zachery Oliver
• Finding SurprisesZachery Oliver
• Finkle Is Einhorn, Jesus Is God … Alan Wake Is Joseph Campbell?Patrick Gann
• Fire Emblem showcases how the Body of Christ should workM. Joshua Cauller
• Fitness, Santification, and Video GamesZachery Oliver
• Fortune Street and CommitmentZachery Oliver
• Fortune Street and the End of MasteryZachery Oliver
• Fox News, Scapegoating, Soapboxes, and High Horses: How to Handle a CrisisZachery Oliver
• Fractured Soul – PAXtravaganza 2013!Zachery Oliver
• Frustration and Mastery: DefinitionsZachery Oliver
• Frustration and Mastery: Game DesignZachery Oliver
• Fun, Video Games, and ConstantsZachery Oliver
• Future NostalgiaZachery Oliver
• Game Market Crash Imminent? Don’t Worry About ItZachery Oliver
• GameCell Trust Night!M. Joshua Cauller
• GameCell: Confusion NightM. Joshua Cauller
• Gamers Are StupidBryan Hall
• Games Journalism and FramingZachery Oliver
• Gaming Degeneration Part 1: Super Mario Bros. SatireZachery Oliver
• Gaming Degenerations Part 2: Self-Indulgence Contra Super Mario Bros.Zachery Oliver
• Gears of War, and Liking Dumb Things (1)Zachery Oliver
• Gears of War, and Liking Dumb Things (2)Zachery Oliver
• Gender, Sexuality, and…Games?Zachery Oliver
• Getting a Fighting Game EducationZachery Oliver
• Getting a Seat At the Table, or Statistics Are BadZachery Oliver
• God of War: Ascension, Media Manipulation, and IndependenceZachery Oliver
• God, Art, and PowerZachery Oliver
• Good-Feel and An Epic YarnZachery Oliver
• Grand Theft Auto Is FunZachery Oliver
• Guilty Gear Xrd and AccessibilityZachery Oliver
• Hating NostalgiaZachery Oliver
• Hearthstone – New MetaZachery Oliver
• Hearthstone and the HeartZachery Oliver
• Heroes of the Storm’s Five CordsZachery Oliver
• Hotline Miami and Sandy HookZachery Oliver
• Hotline Miami and The Great Fake DifficultyZachery Oliver
• How A Microsoft Surface Saved Me from the Brink of DeathTed Loring
• How a Music Game Made Enya HardcoreZachery Oliver
• How Spec Ops The Line Disobeys Rule Number One of StorytellingM. Joshua Cauller
• How to Cause Nuclear FalloutBryan Hall
• How to Deal With The Video Game ForumZachery Oliver
• How’s Hitman?Zachery Oliver
• I Am Bayonetta (Well, Maybe)Penny Oliver
• I Am Tired of Digital MurderZachery Oliver
• I Am Worried About Final Fantasy XVZachery Oliver
• I Die Daily – “Cheap” and “Unfair” GamesZachery Oliver
• I Die Daily – A Treatise on Video Game DifficultyZachery Oliver
• Impressions: Monster Hunter 3 UltimateZachery Oliver
• Impressions: The Wonderful 101Zachery Oliver
• In Retrospect: Max Payne 3Zachery Oliver
• Independence Day and Metal Wolf ChaosZachery Oliver
• Intention and Fighting GamesZachery Oliver
• Introducing Tee ChurchZachery Oliver
• Intuitiveness, Portal (Kinda), and ChristianityZachery Oliver
• Is 98 Hours in Metal Gear Solid V Bad Stewardship?M. Joshua Cauller
• Is ESport Really a “Sport”?Andrew Crawford
• Is Real Life Boring? – On Video GamesZachery Oliver
• It Can Be for Nothing : The Last of UsAyk Iano
• J.R.R. Tolkien’s Philosophy of FantasyAndrew Crawford
• Jesus (and Feena and Reah), Friend(s) of SinnersPatrick Gann
• Jesus Wept on the 4th of July (But Not How You Think)Zachery Oliver
• Jonathan Blow, Rob Bell, and the Mind of Christ (Part 1)Zachery Oliver
• Jonathan Blow, Rob Bell, and the Mind of Christ (Part 2)Zachery Oliver
• Ken Levine and the Artistic TemperamentZachery Oliver
• Kids and Video GamesZachery Oliver
• King of Fighters and Priestly DedicationsZachery Oliver
• Kingdom Unity – Shadow of MordorAyk Iano
• Knowledge (Part 1)Zachery Oliver
• Knowledge (Part 2)Zachery Oliver
• L.A. Noire and ImmersionZachery Oliver
• Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, Weak Woman, Rape VictimZachery Oliver
• Launch Day WoesZachery Oliver
• Lessons of the HuntAyk Iano
• Let’s Play Socrates Jones: The Bible and Euthyphro, Or, God is Holy, Holy is GodSamuel Garcia
• Light, Darkness, and SkylandersBryan Hall
• Living with a Spirit — Beyond: Two Souls (Part 1)Ayk Iano
• Living with a Spirit — Beyond: Two Souls (Part 2)Ayk Iano
• Localization (Part 1)Zachery Oliver
• Localization (Part 2)Zachery Oliver
• Localization (Part 3)Zachery Oliver
• Lose Your FearZachery Oliver
• Losing to Win (Part 1)Zachery Oliver
• Losing to Win (Part 2)Zachery Oliver
• Losing Your Fear of Death (Dark Souls and Other Things)Zachery Oliver
• Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon – This Man Began To Build But Was Unable to FinishTed Loring
• Mario Party and the Laborers in the VineyardZachery Oliver
• Mark of the Ninja: The Ninja’s ChoiceZachery Oliver
• Max Payne Doesn’t Loves His NeighborZachery Oliver
• Mega Man MasochismZachery Oliver
• Melodies of Life: A Mother’s Tale of Holy GamingPenny Oliver
• MelodramaZachery Oliver
• Mercenary Kings – PAXtravaganza 2013!Zachery Oliver
• Metagame Part 1 – As a Function of DesignZachery Oliver
• Metagame Part 2 – As a Community ExerciseZachery Oliver
• Metagame Part 3 – As DogmasZachery Oliver
• Metagame Part 4 – Independence and SubmissionZachery Oliver
• Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Basic Mechanics GuideZachery Oliver
• Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, Difficulty Levels and EngagementZachery Oliver
• Metal Gear Solid V’s “Storysense”Zachery Oliver
• Metal Gear’s EveM. Joshua Cauller
• Miasmata’s Eschatological LongingM. Joshua Cauller
• Michael Morejon’s Treasure Chest – June 2015Michael Morejon
• Misogynist Killer Is DeadZachery Oliver
• Mission StatementZachery Oliver
• Missions Week: A Call for the Christian Gaming Community to Really Matter for ChristYann Wong
• Missions Week: Gamecell, or How To Become A Missionary To Your BasementM. Joshua Cauller
• Missions Week: Missional Mindset as the Thematic Content of GamesE. W. Chung
• Missions Week: Missions Quest (Part 1)Eric Anderson
• Missions Week: Missions Quest (Part 2)Eric Anderson
• Missions Week: The Next Generation’s Effect on Evangelism and DiscipleshipAndrew Crawford
• Missions Week: Video Game Evangelism – Pros and PitfallsZachery Oliver
• MMORPGs, Manipulation, and Independent ThoughtZachery Oliver
• MOBAs and ConfusionZachery Oliver
• Monday Update – The Hateful EightZachery Oliver
• Moral Simplicity Versus Pessimistic ComplexityZachery Oliver
• More on Mechanics vs. ExperienceZachery Oliver
• Music (Part 1)Zachery Oliver
• Music (Part 2)Zachery Oliver
• My Brother Plays Bioshock (Part 1)Zachery Oliver
• My Brother Plays Bioshock (Part 2)Zachery Oliver
• My Dad Plays Dark SoulsZachery Oliver
• My Personal Journey into Video Game MinistryAndrew Crawford
• My Tumultuous Relationship With Sonic the HedgehogZachery Oliver
• Narrative ExpectationsZachery Oliver
• Narrative Versus Conquest – Video Games and ConflictZachery Oliver
• Narrative Versus Conquest: Learning to ConquerZachery Oliver
• Nintendo and the Next Gen Console WarZachery Oliver
• Nioh and PlaytestingZachery Oliver
• No Tear Separates Us – TearawayAyk Iano
• No, Reality is Awesome! – On Video GamesZachery Oliver
• Number Go UpZachery Oliver
• Older Writings: Dance Dance RevolutionZachery Oliver
• On Accuracy and Final Fantasy Tactics (Part 1)Zachery Oliver
• On Accuracy and Final Fantasy Tactics (Part 2)Zachery Oliver
• On Healthy Christian CriticismZachery Oliver
• Optimal Strategies of Submission: Explications and ComparisonsZachery Oliver
• Optimal Strategies of Submission: Self-Reflection and ConclusionZachery Oliver
• Optimal Strategy of Submission: Punishment and FairnessZachery Oliver
• Pandaria and the Trial of Taran ZhuZachery Oliver
• Participation and Observation – Squaresoft, History, and Nailing the BalanceZachery Oliver
• Participation and Observation: Castlevania’s Lords of ShadowZachery Oliver
• PAXtravaganza 2013! – MechKnight ChroniclesZachery Oliver
• PAXtravaganza 2013!: BLEAKZachery Oliver
• PAXtravaganza 2013!: Boot Hill HeroesZachery Oliver
• PAXtravaganza 2013!: Children of LibertyZachery Oliver
• PAXtravaganza 2013!: Delver’s DropZachery Oliver
• PAXtravaganza 2013!: Fearless NightZachery Oliver
• PAXtravaganza 2013!: McDroidZachery Oliver
• PAXtravaganza 2013!: Shovel KnightZachery Oliver
• PAXtravaganza 2013!: Super SplattersZachery Oliver
• PAXtravaganza 2014!: Bean’s Quest 2: Bean DreamsZachery Oliver
• PAXtravaganza 2014!: Echoes of EriduZachery Oliver
• PAXtravaganza 2014!: Ember Strikes – The Battle for Willow LaneZachery Oliver
• PAXtravaganza 2014!: Galak-Z – The DimensionalZachery Oliver
• PAXtravaganza 2014!: Project TotemZachery Oliver
• PAXtravanganza 2014! – AztezZachery Oliver
• Persona 4 and the Detective Story (Part 1) – IntroductionZachery Oliver
• Persona 4 and the Detective Story (Part 2) – ParadoxZachery Oliver
• Persona 4 and the Detective Story (Part 3) – Authority and DeceptionZachery Oliver
• Persona 4 and the Detective Story (Part 4) – Characters and the ObviousZachery Oliver
• Persona 4 and the Detective Story (Part 5) – The Trick of LifeZachery Oliver
• Persona 4’s Wondrous Magus!Zachery Oliver
• Phil Fish and Misplaced IdealismZachery Oliver
• Playing as Jesus in Telltale’s Walking Dead (Episodes 1-5)M. Joshua Cauller
• Playing At SinZachery Oliver
• Point: Why I Hate JRPGsM. Joshua Cauller
• POWER OF GOD Night — A GameCell RecapM. Joshua Cauller
• Preconceived Notions of Fighting GamesZachery Oliver
• Progress (Part 1)Zachery Oliver
• Progress (Part 2)Zachery Oliver
• Progress (Part 3)Zachery Oliver
• Project Gotham Racing, Or How to Make Driving ConfusingZachery Oliver
• Psalm 127, Children, and MonotonyZachery Oliver
• Psychology and The Writing ProcessZachery Oliver
• Quantitative and Qualitative?Zachery Oliver
• Queens of the Stone Age, Shakespeare, and Video Game ArtZachery Oliver
• Quick Night — A Gamecell RecapM. Joshua Cauller
• Quiet TimeZachery Oliver
• Race the Sun – PAXtravaganza 2013!Zachery Oliver
• Raid Finder is Broken: The ProblemZachery Oliver
• Raid Finder is Broken: The SolutionZachery Oliver
• Relational Tension Night — GameCell RecapM. Joshua Cauller
• Remakes and Remasters (Part 1)Zachery Oliver
• Remakes and Remasters (Part 2)Zachery Oliver
• Remakes and The Word of GodZachery Oliver
• Repetition (Part 1) – Game LoopsZachery Oliver
• Repetition (Part 2) – Paul the TentmakerZachery Oliver
• Repetition (Part 3) – Power Tools and the Messianic SecretZachery Oliver
• Repetition (Part 4) – MemorizationZachery Oliver
• Replay ValueZachery Oliver
• Restrictions (Part 1)Zachery Oliver
• Restrictions (Part 2)Zachery Oliver
• Review PolicyZachery Oliver
• Review Policy Version 2.0Zachery Oliver
• Ridge Racer, Arcade Racers and Suspension of DisbeliefZachery Oliver
• Rogue Legacy and PracticeZachery Oliver
• SaGa: Do It Yourself GamingZachery Oliver
• Save the Dickwolves?Zachery Oliver
• Scoring and Purity of FormZachery Oliver
• Scrabble and The RulesZachery Oliver
• Self-Effacement in Game Development (Part 1)Zachery Oliver
• Self-Effacement in Game Development (Part 2)Zachery Oliver
• SEX WEEK – Destroying What We LoveDavid Prysock
• SEX WEEK – Harem vs Waifu: Eroge, Virtual Polyamory and Monogamy on TrialPatrick Gann
• SEX WEEK – Interacting with Video Game Sexuality: A Christian ViewYann Wong
• SEX WEEK – Intimacy Quest: Why Are Video Games Trying To Do Sex?M. Joshua Cauller
• SEX WEEK – Lust, Video Games, and AwarenessEric Anderson
• SEX WEEK – Media Pornography and True SexualityZachery Oliver
• SEX WEEK – Watch Out For The Goombas!Bryan Hall
• Sexism in Games: Part InfinityZachery Oliver
• Shantae and the Problem of FamiliarityZachery Oliver
• Shopping for Video Games During the Holidays: A GameStop GuideZachery Oliver
• Should Men Put Video Games Away As “Childish Things” For Their Wives / Girlfriends?Bryan Hall
• Simcity Simulations – The Insufficiency of the God GameZachery Oliver
• Simple Pleasures (and Ridge Racer)Zachery Oliver
• Sin and Grace as Goals Vs. SystemsZachery Oliver
• SNK, Neo Geo, Fun, and Settling for LessZachery Oliver
• Sonic: The Good and the BadZachery Oliver
• Spoiled Video GamersZachery Oliver
• Square-Enix and Danger of an Emotional FanbaseZachery Oliver
• Starcraft II, Metagaming, and ActionZachery Oliver
• Steam Sales and ValueZachery Oliver
• Story, Difficulty, and Gear of War JudgmentZachery Oliver
• Street Fighter SchadenfreudeZachery Oliver
• Structure and InnocenceZachery Oliver
• Stupid Simplicity: Assassin’s Creed III’s Blissfully Ignorant FailureZachery Oliver
• Sunset, Tale of Tales, and Making Art for MoneyZachery Oliver
• Super Mario 3D Land can train you how to read the BibleM. Joshua Cauller
• Sushi (Jiro) and Scrooge McDuckZachery Oliver
• Sympathy and Self Loathing in Max Payne 3Zachery Oliver
• Syndicate (2012)’s Wonderful Boss Battles & Horrifying Shock ContentM. Joshua Cauller
• Tablets Are AwesomeZachery Oliver
• Tales of Graces, Grinding, and Good Game DesignZachery Oliver
• Tanking and AdaptationZachery Oliver
• Ten Things You Didn’t Know About SalvationM. Joshua Cauller
• Thankful for ThanksgivingZachery Oliver
• Thanksgiving in LeisureZachery Oliver
• That Dragon, Cancer Drove Me to PrayerZachery Oliver
• The “Emo” Japanese Game: Hideaki Anno and The Culture Gap (Part 3)Zachery Oliver
• The “Emo” Japanese Game: Neon Genesis Evangelion (Part 2)Zachery Oliver
• The “Emo” Japanese Game: Origins and Buddhism (Part 1)Zachery Oliver
• The “Emo” Japanese Game: Final Fantasy and Psychological Deception (Part 4)Zachery Oliver
• The Answers of the Ineffable Part 1 – TED Talks and SimplificationZachery Oliver
• The Answers of the Ineffable Part 2 – The Mysteries of Bob DylanZachery Oliver
• The Answers of the Ineffable Part 3 – Barth and the Unknown GodZachery Oliver
• The Answers of the Ineffable Part 4 – Video Games!Zachery Oliver
• The Apostle Paul and The Wolf Among Us: Episode 1M. Joshua Cauller
• The Art of Balance: Conclusions (Part 5)Zachery Oliver
• The Art of Balance: Is Moderation Good or Bad? (Part 3)Zachery Oliver
• The Art of Balance: Nerfs and Buffs (Part 2)Zachery Oliver
• The Art of Balance: Scriptural Evidences (Part 4)Zachery Oliver
• The Art of Balance: Symmetry and Asymmetry (Part 1)Zachery Oliver
• The Beatitudes and The BouncerZachery Oliver
• The Boogeymonster!Zachery Oliver
• The Burden of Sequels and Change (Part 1)Zachery Oliver
• The Burden of Sequels and Change (Part 2)Zachery Oliver
• The Comfort of Dragon QuestZachery Oliver
• The Contradictions of Resident Evil 6Zachery Oliver
• The Creed of the Assassins (Part 1)Zachery Oliver
• The Creed of the Assassins (Part 2)Zachery Oliver
• The Difference Between Appearance and Reality: IntentionsZachery Oliver
• The End of the StoryZachery Oliver
• The Fall of Seiken Densetsu – Part 1Zachery Oliver
• The Fall of Seiken Densetsu – Part 2Zachery Oliver
• The Fall of Seiken Densetsu (Part 3)Zachery Oliver
• The Falsehood of Quantification of SelfZachery Oliver
• The Female Perspective: How Do Video Games Impact Relationships?Bryan Hall
• The Futility of Violence in NieRZachery Oliver
• The God Who HelpsJosephL
• The GreetingZachery Oliver
• The Hidden Allure of Daily QuestsZachery Oliver
• The Inherent Joys of Skill-Based GamingZachery Oliver
• The Japanese Style (Part 1)Zachery Oliver
• The Japanese Style (Part 2)Zachery Oliver
• The Joy of (Hearthstone) GiftsZachery Oliver
• The List: Conker’s Bad Fur DayZachery Oliver
• The Little ThingsZachery Oliver
• The Mark of Maturity (and Other Myths)Zachery Oliver
• The Market Value of Dariusburst Chronicles SavioursZachery Oliver
• The Mechanics of Hearthstone – NegativesZachery Oliver
• The Mechanics of Hearthstone – StrategiesZachery Oliver
• The Mega Man 9 SecretZachery Oliver
• The Molten Core and Future HopesZachery Oliver
• The Necessary Turn: A Video Game Eucatastrophe – Materialism and the Role of Myth (Part 1)Zachery Oliver
• The Necessary Turn: A Video Game Eucatastrophe – The Illusions of Choice (Part 2)Zachery Oliver
• The Observational Fun of Arkham KnightZachery Oliver
• The Open World of Time WastersZachery Oliver
• The Pause Button (Part 1)Zachery Oliver
• The Pause Button (Part 2)Zachery Oliver
• The Pause Button (Part 3)Zachery Oliver
• The Plight of the Repugnant ProtagonistZachery Oliver
• The Prickly Problem of Private Servers (Part 1)Zachery Oliver
• The Prickly Problem of Private Servers (Part 2)Zachery Oliver
• The Problem of Early AccessZachery Oliver
• The Problem with NintendoZachery Oliver
• The Problem with Nintendo, AddendumZachery Oliver
• The Puzzle (Har Har) of LifeZachery Oliver
• The Quest for a Japanese Xbox 360 Part 1 – Shmups Are Fun!Zachery Oliver
• The Quest for a Japanese Xbox 360 Part 2 – The Travails of ImportingZachery Oliver
• The Quiet Contemplation of Monkey IslandZachery Oliver
• The Reality of Mighty No. 9Zachery Oliver
• The Shrewd RangerAyk Iano
• The Theology of Horror Games – The Biblical Approach to Horror (Part 3)Zachery Oliver
• The Theology of Horror Games: Introduction (Part 1)Zachery Oliver
• The Theology of Horror Games: The Psychology of Horror (Part 2)Zachery Oliver
• The Treatment of the BodyZachery Oliver
• The True Horde, The Only Horde, and Pride Part 1 – The Villains of WoWZachery Oliver
• The True Horde, The Only Horde, and Pride Part 2 – Grom’s Legacy and Human PersonalityZachery Oliver
• The True Horde, The Only Horde, and Pride Part 3 – Changing the Framework of Your Life Through ChristZachery Oliver
• The Uncharted Waters of DiscoveryZachery Oliver
• The Value of PatienceZachery Oliver
• The Variety of RacingZachery Oliver
• The Wild West of Pokemon BootleggingZachery Oliver
• The Wind Waker’s Trinity Problem (Part 1)Zachery Oliver
• The Wind Waker’s Trinity Problem (Part 2)Zachery Oliver
• Theology Gaming Manifesto?Zachery Oliver
• This Body of MineAyk Iano
• Thomas Wasn’t AloneBryan Hall
• Through a Glass Darkly in Video GamesZachery Oliver
• Times for ChangeAyk Iano
• Timewalking – Know Your RoleZachery Oliver
• Tomb Raider, Depression, and Spiritually Draining GamesM. Joshua Cauller
• Tomb Raider, Objectification, and You (Yes, You)Zachery Oliver
• Tradition and Metal Gear Solid VZachery Oliver
• Treasure Tracking With ToadZachery Oliver
• Trials of the HuntAyk Iano
• Ukiyo-e: Floating Island IdealismZachery Oliver
• Understanding Game AI and Design Part 1: Intro and State MachinesZachery Oliver
• Understanding Game AI and Design Part 2: Planning Systems and TerrainZachery Oliver
• Understanding Game AI and Design Part 3: Examples and ConclusionsZachery Oliver
• Unreasonable ExpectationsZachery Oliver
• Video Game Explications: Redemption in LufiaE. W. Chung
• Video Game Puzzles, Feeling Dumb, and OvercomeZachery Oliver
• Video Game Simulation and Christian Imagination (Part 1)Zachery Oliver
• Video Game Simulation and Christian Imagination (Part 2)Zachery Oliver
• Video Games and Anger (Part 1)Zachery Oliver
• Video Games and Anger (Part 2)Zachery Oliver
• Video Games and Anger (Part 3)Zachery Oliver
• Video Games and Godly AdventuringPenny Oliver
• Video Games as a Business – A Blizzard Case StudyZachery Oliver
• Video Games as a Business – A Proper Theology of Money (Part 1)Zachery Oliver
• Video Games as a Business – A Proper Theology of Money (Part 2)Zachery Oliver
• Video Games as a Business – Corporate Approaches to Customers (Not Consumers)Zachery Oliver
• Video Games as a Business – Corporate PersonhoodZachery Oliver
• Video Games as a Business – Manipulation or Satisfaction?Zachery Oliver
• Video Games as a Business – Patronage and its EffectsZachery Oliver
• Video Games as Business – IntroductionZachery Oliver
• Video Games As Childish ThingsZachery Oliver
• Video Games, Art, and Objective Standards – Addressing the Critics and Game StudiesZachery Oliver
• Video Games, Art, and Objective Standards – Avoiding AbstractionsZachery Oliver
• Video Games, Art, and Objective Standards – ConclusionsZachery Oliver
• Video Games, Art, and Objective Standards – Defining the Video GameZachery Oliver
• Video Games, Art, and Objective Standards – IntroductionZachery Oliver
• Video Games, Art, and Objective Standards – Judging Video Games as “Art” (1)Zachery Oliver
• Video Games, Art, and Objective Standards – Judging Video Games as “Art” (2)Zachery Oliver
• Video Games, Art, and Objective Standards – Judging Video Games as “Art” (3)Zachery Oliver
• Video Games, Art, and Objective Standards – LudologyZachery Oliver
• Video Games, Art, and Objective Standards – NarratologyZachery Oliver
• Video Games, Art, and Objective Standards – Preliminary Objections (1)Zachery Oliver
• Video Games, Art, and Objective Standards – Preliminary Objections (2)Zachery Oliver
• Video Games, Art, and Objective Standards – Understanding The “Live” CreatureZachery Oliver
• Video Games, Art, and Objective Standards – Video Games as Pragmatic Experiences (1)Zachery Oliver
• Video Games, Art, and Objective Standards – Video Games as Pragmatic Experiences (2)Zachery Oliver
• Viewtiful Joe and Sin OfferingsZachery Oliver
• Violence and Video Games (Part 1)Zachery Oliver
• Violence and Video Games (Part 2)Zachery Oliver
• Waiting for Killer InstinctZachery Oliver
• WAR (An Intertain Exploration)Ayk Iano
• Warlords of Draenor, and Getting What You WantZachery Oliver
• Warlords of Draenor, Hermeneutics, Feedback Loops (Part 1)Zachery Oliver
• Warlords of Draenor, Hermeneutics, Feedback Loops (Part 2)Zachery Oliver
• What Are Childish Things?Zachery Oliver
• What Darkness Can Overcome the Resurrection?Patrick Gann
• What did GameCell choose for Choice Night?M. Joshua Cauller
• What Do Horror Games Have To Do With Conquering Fear Like Jesus?M. Joshua Cauller
• What is Postmodernism?Zachery Oliver
• What the Animals DoZachery Oliver
• What’s Great About God of War? (Part 1)Zachery Oliver
• What’s Great About God of War? (Part 2)Zachery Oliver
• What’s Great About God of War? (Part 3)Zachery Oliver
• Where We’ve Been – Other PlacesZachery Oliver
• Why Are There No Good Professional Wrasslin’ Games?Zachery Oliver
• Why Do I Like Hearthstone?Zachery Oliver
• Why Do We Like Villains?Zachery Oliver
• Why Do You Play Video Games?Zachery Oliver
• Why Do You Play Video Games? – A DebateZachery Oliver
• Why Does Yann Wong Play Video Games?Yann Wong
• Why I Don’t Write Reviews…And Why I Might StartZachery Oliver
• Why I Play Video GamesBryan Hall
• Why I Won’t Be Playing Pandaria (Yet)Zachery Oliver
• Why World of WarCraft WorksZachery Oliver
• Wii DreamsZachery Oliver
• Wii Fit Called Me Fat: Fearing ChangeZachery Oliver
• Wii Games, Bust-A-Move, and PartialityZachery Oliver
• Wii U, New Consoles, and ForeverZachery Oliver
• Wolf Nipples – Toplessness in Wolf Among Us: Episode 2M. Joshua Cauller
• World of WarCraft PvP – AshranZachery Oliver
• World of WarCraft PvP – ConclusionsZachery Oliver
• World of WarCraft PvP – NegativesZachery Oliver
• World of WarCraft PvP – PositivesZachery Oliver
• World of WarCraft PvP – RemediesZachery Oliver
• World of WarCraft, Anonymity, and Invisible RingsZachery Oliver
• World of WarCraft, Efficiency, and the Common ManZachery Oliver
• Xbox One, Video Game Journalism, and Mind RenewalZachery Oliver
• XCOM DisappointmentM. Joshua Cauller
• Ys, Bumping, and “Play”Zachery Oliver